Kara Carter

Class:
Junior
Height:
5-3
Hometown:
Kingsport, Tenn.
High School:
Sullivan South

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 All-BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 All-BIG EAST Selection
2022, 2023, 2024 WGCA All-American Scholar
2023, 2024 CSC Academic All-District® Selection
4x BIG EAST Golfer of the Week

SENIOR (2024-25)
Named to the All-BIG EAST Team for the fourth straight season, becoming only the second Musketeer to earn the hours four times (Mikayla Fitzpatrick)… finished her career with the second-lowest career scoring average (74.40) in Xavier history… finished her career with 16 top-10 finishes… had the second lowest stroke average on the team (74.6), ranking 11th in single-season scoring average in school history… had five top-10 finishes… hit under 70 twice during the season... hit 68 in the first round of the Lady Paladin Invitational on Sept. 22, tied for the eighth best round in program history… hit 69 in the only round of the Sedona Shootout on March 16, earning medalist honors at the tournament… helped Xavier win its sixth straight BIG EAST Championship… helped the Musketeers win three tournaments (Lady Paladin Invitational on Sept. 22; Sedona Shootout on March 16; BIG EAST Championships on April 21) and post two runner-up finishes (UNF Collegiate on March 4; Brickyard Collegiate on April 8)… placed tied for third place at the BIG EAST Championships on April 21… placed tied for fourth place at the Brickyard Collegiate on April 8… placed tied for 51st at the NCAA Columbus Regional on May 7.

JUNIOR (2023-24)
Named to the All-BIG EAST Team, earning the honors for the third straight season… was named to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team… was named to the Academic All-District® Women's At-Large Team selected by College Sports Communicators… ranked second on the team in stroke average (74.4), the eight best scoring average in single-season school history… had two top-10 finishes… placed tied for eighth at the WMU Rio Verde Invitational on Feb. 25… placed fifth at the BIG EAST Championships on May 8… placed tied for 54th at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional on May 8… helped Xavier win their fifth straight BIG EAST Championship on April 22… helped Xavier place second at the WMU Rio Verde Invitational on Feb. 25… helped Xavier place third at the Jennifer Duke Invitational on Sept. 12… hit 67 in the second round of the Rio Verde Invitational on Feb. 25, tied for the fifth lowest round in school history.

SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
Played in 10 tournaments, totaling 30 rounds… was third on the team with 74.5 stroke average, good for fifth-lowest single-season scoring average in program history… helped Xavier to record fourth straight BIG EAST Championship with a sixth-place individual finish… fired five rounds par or better, including two in the 60s… ranked tied for sixth at Chattanooga Classic with a season-low 54-hole score of 214 (73-73-68, -2)… ranked tied for ninth at Rio Verde Invitational… fired a career-low 66 in final round of Ron Moore Invitational… ranked tied for 40th at NCAA Westfield Regional.

FRESHMAN (2021-22)
Played in 11 tournaments with five top-10 finishes... averaged a score of 74.06, ranking second in the BIG EAST via GolfStat rankings... placed second at both the Bradley Coyote Creek Classic and the Rio Verde Invitational... helped Xavier win three tournaments: Bradley Coyote Creek Classic (Oct. 10), Georgia State Invitational (March 29) and the BIG EAST Championships (April 21)... participated in the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional on May 9-11, placing 48th with a score of 231 (+18)... was named BIG EAST Golfer of the Week three times (Nov. 3, March 3, March 30).

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner in golf... served as team captain for three years... led her team to 23-5 regular-season record on the team... led her team win the 2019 Big 11 Conference Championships... was the 2019 Big 11 Conference Golfer of the Year... earned all-conference honors from 2017-20... was the 2020 TSSAA State Large Class State Champion... was the 2020 TSSAA Region Champion... finished the top-10 at the TSSAA State Large Class Championships all four years of high school... was the 2019 and 2020 Mike Mills Invitational Champion... led her team to a conference runner-up finish in 2020... was a member of the AJGA and PKB Tours... ranks in the top-five in point ranking (75.35) on the PKB Tour (2016-20)... averaged a score of 76.4 on the AJGA Tour in 2020... placed second at the PKB Carolina's Classic (70,78)... placed fourth at the PKB Donna Andrews Invitational (73, 73, 78)... placed third at the AJGA Stewart Cick Championships (72, 73).

PERSONAL
Daughter of Todd and Vicki Carter... majoring in business.